<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1"><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/wellington/education-review-office-to-overhaul-school-report-system-from-term-2/C5STMR4WMBB7PKMNL2WA3WEDFI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T23:43:14.805Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FI2XJFGM77ZJ6USKFAVOFOGQAM.jpg?auth=0e303311db07d33c4330dda0314b06e54b144a87123d3cdcd9fa35ce3be63b13&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ERO has announced it will change the way its reports are done, with a focus on attendance, progress, achievement and assessment.  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NZ Herald photograph by Dean Purcell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/things-to-do-in-victoria-when-it-rains-from-harbour-walks-to-havn-spa/NDYS55HWMZBNNHA4M23VDFVUTE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T23:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PVDEWJ2JRJDKPN2ROWNIJTFIL4.jpg?auth=33ead5e5090633161b5253da5c06cb79ae88d3a133a55dbb2af6de800118352f&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Harbour Air seaplanes land on Victoria's inner harbour, Empress beyond. 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Photo / NZTA]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/teens-allege-musks-grok-chatbot-made-sexual-images-of-them-as-minors/L3WEZDI7AJDZJHDVOF7XHDPR7A/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T22:41:41.111Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5IF2JKFZD5GADJ2UH3OZUZXYHM.jpg?auth=c9a04c9da29490872cb7341fe1de2176e315d71cc89fc4ac80c6fc7d9e1e69c9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Police alleged a person arrested in December had used Grok, xAI’s chatbot, to edit photos. 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Photo / RNZ, Evie Richardson]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/whanganui-chronicle/news/ngati-rangis-plan-to-hold-crown-agencies-to-settlement-commitments/62OA4WA37FACXKIB3XWQ36QJLE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T21:01:01.462Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/WLPACBHHE5GSVA63FXV5ZDISRI.jpg?auth=e11468b8e0c2669404a4ed123b3fb453030717df5e99b53ff01dee58bd151934&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Ngāti Rangi's Nga Waihua o Paerangi Trust pou ārahi/chief executive Helen Leahy (left) and Tomairangi Mareikura, chairwoman of the iwi's post-settlement governance entity Te Tōtarahoe o Paerangi. Photo / Moana Ellis]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/christchurch-stabbing-inquest-into-murder-of-motheroffour-by-mental-health-patient/DU34JAZQ7RCSJBDIMR3HMHADOA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T21:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SPHHUOOWV5AGFMPGV7WPWCXVBM.jpg?auth=c9ed8bb9c0a32aec5fe47d8a8e226dba56d57d31ae6382a6176544fc545550e4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Laisa Waka was murdered outside her home in Christchurch as she returned from work. Photo / Kurt Bayer]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/afghanistan-accuses-pakistan-of-killing-civilians-in-kabul-strike/H7RV2TNDTRBRBBGCGM4N225ORQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T20:27:24.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DK7K6PUDVFHEVP3XPXV4I5PPKM.jpg?auth=27ba38b3366a38cfdd3424bb5aa75b257a464a8d8b133d4d6244490c00130702&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The Afghan government has accused Pakistan of killing civilians in airstrikes on Kabul, which Pakistan denies. Photo / AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/dangerous-driver-kevin-bishell-who-caused-fatal-crash-sentenced-for-driving-190kmh-drugs/SJND4ML4GVFW7JC7LNJQ7GXNCY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T20:12:47.425Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3HMXSSBK636VLY6OPPX3OPRLP4.jpg?auth=78a4bb9f3af39464369dbc70ae8a01d07572bcb7c036aedb1f0f40fddc25e1ce&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Bishell was sentenced to two years and six months' jail when he appeared in court in November 2019 for the death of Olivia Keightley-Trigg. Photo / RNZ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/apple-airpods-max-2-get-15x-better-active-noise-cancelation-live-translation/P3QGNMQGXJCD5N2FLI3T3NW7FY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T20:08:08.976Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/FGZ6ZODBEJHEPAWYORCEZQ5ZLQ.jpg?auth=26284c9298f68ba978db0714e2806f3626aba88b385751355c727be2b72339b4&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[AirPod Max 2 buttons double as camera controls.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-appeal-for-help-to-find-missing-65-year-old-auckland-woman/BC3GWMRZZRHYTL7LO2AFKSU5LE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T20:07:24.062Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/5MJOAAADUJF37AL7SBFZJBHUNE.jpg?auth=ad63c5fc2e80aee58cd0cd750f9530c93072be0f612ef909eb2af87db06819ae&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Jane was last seen in St Johns yesterday afternoon. Photo / NZ Police]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/cuba-hit-by-total-blackout-as-us-fuel-blockade-bites/XO4RDUWX6REUZJ2WHEJWKSGPNM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T20:01:42.292Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/SUDDDWCVAJGNVDC2KMCQF464V4.jpg?auth=4492590b36f92f14a12fc4327a78557eab2112d53e859b6ab69fd49bd0a6d814&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Cuba’s ageing electricity generation system is in disarray, with daily power outages of up to 20 hours the norm in parts of the island. 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Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/germany-rejects-nato-role-in-us-israel-war-with-iran-rules-out-ships/7BUIXIS6GNHQLHK3AG6DGZ2LUM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T19:56:49.346Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/CNBSDU3P5JC35NWOLUXQFGPZ3A.jpg?auth=0c11aa6bbd7079fe37aaa1bf3a2370b2c33a1939d8e962b701fa75e2b70e9189&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has said the war in the Middle East started by US-Israeli strikes on Iran was 'not a matter for Nato'. Photo / Lise Åserud, NTB via AFP]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/health-new-zealand-announces-25m-for-hospitals-more-beds-and-staff-as-winter-looms/5HQNLV4NNZHQLFMLBBDZCPODME/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T19:44:33.778Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/GAQR3TM745CNTED7RZOQ3PLFNA.jpg?auth=df645cd55623b9eb94fa84b32e7298d0f4049d0223cf6804cc132415722f3b2a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The winter Health New Zealand investment hopes to provide an extra 71 hospital beds. 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Photo / 123rf]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/markets/shares/shares-and-kiwi-down-inflation-up-market-close/premium/IBNQHIUHVZHQPNL2J5KF5SSGQY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T05:10:40.146Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OFS5WA5UKNAHZIWL4LWXTIZAPA.jpg?auth=7b1626531792b361a16ff3c5326cb95265570f82599162255bfe753626c6c801&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Air New Zealand, hit by rising fuel costs, was at its lowest level on the NZX 50 in more than 20 years. Photo / Mark Mitchell 














 














]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/heres-what-to-eat-every-day-to-sleep-a-little-better/premium/PJ2HVSTTJVH73G5WGZS6G32EYM/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T05:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/7PXP2W7EOFH4FOOC5WNRLU3724.jpg?auth=116853fbc8be395c4ae7d479f528cd46dfb6f200d8dde8daf272767b814ef960&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Having trouble sleeping? Eating foods high in melatonin and tryptophan can help. 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Photo / NZME]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/rotorua-man-johdeci-te-kani-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-over-passenger-fabien-takerei-whites-death/6W6AVLZK6JBSXD6YFDDLCAUCSE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/34NANSVFQ5GYFGHUNFQDCKETEA.jpg?auth=b86404d2279cbdb8851ad2688ffe9bd89992ffa66e72fcd42b6645490e26c324&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Johdeci Te Kani has pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter over the death of passenger Fabien Takerei-White (inset) in a car crash in 2022. Composite image.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/family-violence-and-pets-why-victims-stay-and-how-pet-refuge-helps-the-front-page/KHYYOOGTNBBZVEXIJNSVCZ3YDI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T04:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OIONCTCMVRH2BHEFKC4GCPIVY4.jpg?auth=6870f7474bd3a2c04d4d647881926f2fc8c45a5912c619ce50fe7bbe56b76ace&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Pet Refuge and NZ Police are working together to break the cycle of family harm.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/hawkes-bay-drivers-feeling-the-pinch-at-the-pump-from-iran-conflict/VPQR37SSXRF4ZNKCMKIKME7QUQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:51:52.31Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/DD6FQLF5BFGNDCAEUSGLBU5VOM.jpg?auth=1b57a4187a25ff5aa288a9b260b01e10cb859d4c8f83b3b40afcefc9050a3dcb&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dimi Desilva stands beside the pump at Gull Mayfair on Karamu Rd after paying $99.91 for her tank of fuel. Photo / Rafaella Melo ]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/oscars-2026-live-updates-from-the-98th-academy-awards/IWWEYHZDURCE3PJJA5HX2OMFEU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:32:04.578Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/Z2EWUXTPP5DWBMO3Q2ZABRFMLI.jpg?auth=544e9485a7645c66a590e7cf259e1687727d2045a9eb97280324be843e3f628b&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[(L-R) Eric Saindon, Richard Baneham, Joe Letteri, and Daniel Barrett accept the Visual Effects award for Avatar: Fire and Ash. Photo / Getty Images]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/black-dog-taverns-jacinda-ardern-book-burning-divides-customers-experts/6ACP56RH55FVBDQ2SPS2MTCTVI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:27:37.924Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/C5CFG5PQRVH3VALYSMB4SACC4E.jpg?auth=45a61843af07c988cb1026fd62f85ea6c5be9cc752e311abb99b2bec67ab7b65&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Dame Jacinda Ardern's autobiography A Different Kind of Power set to be set on fire at the Black Dog Tavern in Makotuku.

16 March 2026 NZME supplied Facebook]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fuel-disruption-level-system-what-could-prompt-move-to-level-2-when-may-that-happen/premium/LQFKRBK5DVBPPNVABFCRFTUVTQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:19:53.531Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IGZBRYF2GJCVXG4CYXIICRMQPI.jpg?auth=c92103def57e2805de43c7053b3bf93c479ab50b49392b783d930e29042e4df9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Nicola Willis gave an update on the economic response to the conflict on Monday. Photo / Mark Mitchell]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/fuel-disruption-government-to-hold-1pm-press-conference-to-provide-update-on-iran-economic-response/ZPSW7UBE5BASPHT2EXF7G5JZSU/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:18:44.039Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/3JEHVBFGP5GC7JUN2A3Z2C5EYE.jpg?auth=211d46f6d0be795f1fc5b67071f7e584a9432df2f4e92170ef7ad31c6bdc9e7a&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - March 16: Finance Minister Nicola Willis during her Iran economic response update in her Beehive office, Parliament, Wellington, New Zealand, March 16, 2026. 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Photo / @KensingtonRoyal]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/companies/agribusiness/fonterras-next-ceo-faces-crucial-test-amid-strategy-shift-duncan-bridgeman/premium/3BYSJRXWZ5BTJOKXPWLX7XJ6RI/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T03:13:53.957Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ERWZSBURV4LMBUX7VMZKSFEQX4.jpg?auth=c59ffda660fb36601b29dbd1ffcba25dd32d098e7be3f201a4b8aa407d84a739&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fonterra chief executive Miles Hurrell has announced his resignation. 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]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/maraekakaho-country-market-day-draws-big-crowds-and-big-pumpkins/BMOR4NLACNHKXKEFZUU2KQXBHA/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T01:12:27.921Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/OGLERUJS3FH6LDAFRKR6P6XECI.jpg?auth=46c1b6bc123a934e2ea0d3a9d6ddb7d8a01b31b016e8eb449dcc81b3f6632802&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[The winner of the golden pumpkin award for biggest pumpkin at the 2026 Maraekākaho Country Market Day was Hazel Sorensen, 9. Photo / Jane Redward Photography]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/opihi-whanaungakore-trustees-challenge-wahi-tapu-development-in-court/FJ7JWIEA4JCYBL5MDF34E7AHCQ/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T01:00:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/IYA2TZXG3BCRREU74O5RLDKU4Y.jpg?auth=9a28d5a6e7cd782df82260b6c41961e1e12e143093cf1ab60e818305211c486d&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[ Hemi Hireme, Caroline Takotohiwi, Rapata Kopae and Manukorihi Tarau are determined to stop development at Ōpihi Whānaungakore, across the river from Whakatāne. Photo / Diane McCarthy]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/the-country/news/listen-to-the-country-online-fonterra-chairman-peter-mcbride-on-ceo-miles-hurrells-resignation/TAHPPLJ5QZANDO56R742UQMVIE/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T00:54:42.732Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/HMFOXT2IFFFMPERSUE3X4ZM2IY.jpg?auth=6b6975107d454b9fd1e0c5d8ce12d87343fbf53af42e0de8ea6ffdb5077523da&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Fonterra chairman Peter McBride (left) spoke to The Country's Jamie Mackay about the resignation of chief executive Miles Hurrell (right) resignation. Photo / Jason Dorday]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/swimming-tapper-sisters-chase-historic-pan-pacs-selection-on-same-new-zealand-team/YUCMUQMV6VDVJFFKCAUKGGCDZY/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T00:16:01.422Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/244FAGHVMBFIDIBH6G746VNYOE.jpg?auth=662077e49716e3f640680dcebee6fbbcfd7c01f9b9fdcfb34c18c0c2742bd2ca&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Alyssa Tapper hopes to make the PanPac team with her sister.]]></image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/katikati-dog-attack-two-charged-after-death-of-timothy-rolleston-bryan/B7GM5SNVFBDFHIXEBS74M5AG6Q/</loc><lastmod>2026-03-16T00:14:00Z</lastmod><changefreq>always</changefreq><priority>0.5</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/PPFJHXSSHBDDVIBICRUY7WQRFM.png?auth=320a435b572bb45fadaa815bd9d946b6a711c2d88f8ddbf1edaf28bb4fc4f7f9&amp;smart=true&amp;width=1024&amp;height=768</image:loc><image:caption><![CDATA[Timothy Tu’uaki Rolleston-Bryan, 4, of Katikati, died on March 28, 2025. Photo / Supplied]]></image:caption></image:image></url></urlset>